This comfy, cozy cardigan flatters the figure and keeps you plenty warm all winter long. The gull stitch-based cables add some interest for the knitter without getting overly-busy, and the luxurious yarn makes the knitting time fly by. The wide collar can be worn open over the shoulders or buttoned for scarf-like warmth. Bring on some snow!

Constructed in pieces from the bottom up with set-in sleeves, Kittiwake offers lots of tailored touches. Vertical darts are used for waist shaping; the long sleeves are meant to be cuffed; the cables grow naturally out of the ribbed trim. The plackets are worked in-line with the cardigan fronts; stitches for the placket and the Inverted Gull Stitch cable are placed on holders while shaping the neck and shoulders, and then continued seamlessly up onto the collar. These details can seem a little fussy, but they're definitely worth it in the end!

Recommended needle size[always use a needle
size that gives you the gauge
listed below -- every knitter's
gauge is unique] One set US #8/5mm straight or circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge 24-inch circular needle in main needle size and one size above, for collar only

M1L: Insert left needle, from front to back, under strand of yarn which runs between last stitch on left needle and first stitch on right needle; knit this stitch through back loop.
1 stitch increased.

M1R: Insert left needle, from back to front, under strand of yarn which runs between last stitch on left needle and first stitch on right needle; knit this stitch.
1 stitch increased.

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Work even as established until piece measures 8 inches from CO edge, ending after a WS row.Increase row [RS]: Knit to 1 st before first marker, m1R, k1, sl m, work to last marker, sl m, k1, m1L, knit to end. 2 sts inc'd.

Shape back neck:Next row [RS]: Work 15[16, 16, 17, 18, 18, 19, 20, 20, 21] sts, BO center 24[24, 26, 26, 28, 30, 30, 30, 32, 34] sts, work to end. You will now work the left shoulder only; place the sts for the right shoulder on a holder if desired.

Buttonhole row [RS]: Sl 1, *slp, pass 2nd st on RH needle over the 1st st as if to BO. Rep from * once more. Slip the last bound-off st from RH needle to LH needle and turn work. Using the cable cast-on, CO 3 sts. Turn work. Slip 1st st on LH needle to RH needle and pass extra CO st over to close the buttonhole. Work to end of row as established.
Continue working Buttonhole Rows every 1.75 inches throughout the remainder of the Right Front.
Continue in patt as established until piece measures 2 inches from CO edge, ending after a WS row.